Effect of saline solutions and salt stress on seed germination of some tropical forest tree species

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1109-1115

  Agboola, D A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Forest trees; Saline solutions; Salt stress; Seed germination

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345770667     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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